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HEPI comment on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute says...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 10:15

NAHT comments on National Tutoring Programme subsidy announcement

Commenting as the government announces that it will fund 50% of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) costs for the 2023-24 school year, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 10:13

ASCL responds to changes to National Tutoring Programme

Responding to the DfE’s announcement about changes to the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 10:12

Government to match schools’ tutoring costs next year

Half of tutoring costs will be funded through the National Tutoring Programme next year, doubling the government’s previous commitment to fund a quarter of the cost...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:45

Committee stage (Lords) (day 14) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - May 22

Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab): Welcome back to the levelling-up Bill. We have a large number of amendments in this first group today...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:22

Lords consideration of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Extraction of information from electronic devices) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Regulations 2023 - May 23

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Sharpe of Epsom) (Con): My Lords, the extraction of information powers introduced in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 have provided a statutory basis for police and other authorised persons to obtain information from electronic devices to support investigations...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:20

Third reading (Lords) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - May 22

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Lord Callanan) (Con): My Lords, I am disappointed to inform the House that both the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd Cymru have voted to withhold consent for the REUL Bill...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:07

Oral answer (Lords) on HGVs: Charging and Refuelling - May 22

Baroness Randerson asked the Government what steps they are taking to encourage and develop a network of public charging and refuelling sites for zero-emission HGVs...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:03

Oral answer (Lords) on South West Rail Resilience Programme - May 22

Lord Berkeley asked the Government whether they intend to provide funding to ensure the timely completion of the works to protect the rail line at Dawlish from flooding, including Phase 5 of the South West Rail Resilience programme...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 09:01

Westminster Hall debate on Cost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled People - May 22

Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered e-petitions 610300 and 617425, relating to the cost of living and financial support for disabled people...

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 08:57